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NYC could be getting a massive snowstorm this weekend

Plus, five ways you can have fun in the snow.

Shaye Weaver
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Shaye Weaver
Editor, Time Out New York
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This is it, folks! We're officially in the dead of winter, when every week there's a threat of snow and going out requires a little bit (ok, a lot) of extra preparation.

This weekend, Meteorologists are expecting a powerful Nor'easter to hit NYC with the potential for heavy snowfall. 

The National Weather Service says there will be a 30 percent chance of snow after 8am, continuing into the night after 8pm, bringing about 1 to 3 inches of accumulation. On Saturday, NWS says snow is likely before 2pm and again before 2am. Temperatures will be below freezing, so it's likely to stick.

New York Metro Weather, our favorite weather social media account, says there's a lot we don't know about the storm that could impact just how badly we're hit. If the storm forms and tracks close to the coast, impacts will be greater. If it swings out to the ocean instead, it won't be nearly as powerful here.

In the case that we do get pounded by the snowstorm, we have everything you need to make the most of it:

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